USS Gloucester

Survived

Type	Gunboat
War	Spanish–American War
Main guns	4 × 1.3″ guns

J. P. Morgan's yacht Corsair, bought and armed. Fought the Spanish destroyers at Santiago.

USS Gloucester was a gunboat in the United States Navy. Formerly J. P. Morgan's yacht Corsair, Gloucester was built in 1891 by Neafie & Levy in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and acquired by the Navy on 23 April 1898. She was converted to a gunboat and served during the Spanish American war in Cuban wat Photo: Naval Historical Center, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

4 × 6-pounder (32 mm (1.26 in)) guns

Builder	Neafie & Levy
Launched	1891
Commissioned	16 May 1898
Displacement	786 long tons (799 t)
Length	240 ft 8 in (73.36 m)
Speed	17 kn (20 mph; 31 km/h)

As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.

Career

Launched

1891

Battle of Santiago de Cuba

Survived

3 July 1898

Engaged the destroyers

Fate

Survived

Sold 1919